The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-04-07
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lication, and should be studied by our
citizens:
Men may properly be divided into
two general classes. One sits down,
and looks out for something to turn
up, while the other goes to work to
turn something up. A majority OF
the first will keep town, with all the
natural advantages in the world, from
amounting to anything, while the
other class, if they are in the majority
will make town grow in spite Of
seemingly insurmountable obstacles.
You can go into plenty OF small towns
to look around, talk with the leading
citizens, and they will tell you Of the
wonderful advantages OF the place,
and they are sure the town will grow
sometime. Here is a good opening
for fruit canning factory, lots Of,
fruit; soil specially adapted for its
growth good railroad facilities and
the business would pay, What in
ducements would offer? Oh! this is
such good point we couldn't do any
thing in the way of offering bonus.
Any man who wants to invest in that
kind of business, if he would only
come here and see the advantages our
place has, would not ask any bonus.
All we have got to do is wait until
such man comes along, and then
the thing will turn up all right. An
other has special advantages for a
creamery; another foundry and
machine shop; another needs -four
ing mill or wooden mill, and they
sit down and wait for something to
turn up in the shape of man with
capital who is willing to take all the
risks, and start up his business where
the whole community will derive a
benefit; but are not willing to give
him any encouragement except ad-
yice-and they would not even give
this if it was of any value. And they
sit and wait and live along, their town
nearly dead, with only a local trade
until these sell out or die and give way
to different class, who realizes the
fact that there are thousands of places
waiting for something to turn up
with some special advantages or par
ticular branches of manufacturing
and go to work and offer something
else besides good location and advice
Mems judgements may sometimes bt
at fault. a place, from simply looking
over the field, may seem to possess
r natural advantages for a particular
4 line Of manufacturing. But the in
vestor must take ali the unforeseen
chances. Things unlocked for, cir
q cumstances over which he can hav,
8 no possible control, may arise so tina
n even in town that seems to have al
q the natural advantages necessary t,
: success, the business may prove fail
# ure. Not from any mismanagemen
: on account Of the owner, but simpl
o from unforeseen natural causes, an,
the man who has, perhaps, used hi
L own judgement may lose all. Q
= course the argument can be mad
. that he must take the risks, that in a.
n branches of business there is more O
% less risk, which those embarking ar
n obliged to take; but in manufactul
n ing of almost any kind where the il
? vestment of land, buildings and mi
q chinery are necessary, there is ce
,e tainly considerably more risk in star
Is ing up new business than in the OF
, dinary line of other trade. Go to som
az towns and you will be met by an el
,e tirely different spirit. And if yo
n. mean business, will find citizens will
8 ing to extend aid that will be OF a SUI
n stantial nature. Such town
,e where this class Of people liz
r. grow They make business
~ they encourage manufacture
20 bring customers and make mo
hit business. Manufacturing towns co
n tain more or less nonproducers, b
10 they are consumers, and create o
mand for everything the farmer raise
This brings the farmers to the town
sell their products, and as a natur
consequence increases busine
ne This makes more nonproducers al
N increases the number of consume
and this still makes or creates mo
rg business. Natural advantages cou
~. but little against energy, capital a
business enterprise. With these n,
essaries they may be made valuah
~ But the class that sit down and W
~ for something to turn up will not
the ones to take advantage Of this.
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